In the days leading up to the lockout that was put into place by the owners earlier this week, baseball’s Hot Stove was a feeding frenzy giving the sport some fun storylines through what has been a dead point in the year in recent winters. Now, the lockout and transaction freeze has halted any momentum on that front. (Michael Silverman; Boston Globe)
Eventually, though, this lockout will end and transactions will pick up yet again. Who will be the best free agents out there when that happens? (Andy McCullough; The Athletic)
For the Boston Red Sox, they should be looking at some of these free agents as last week’s shocking Jackie Bradley Jr.